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Celebrating the Arrival of Spring

April 15, 2026
Concentrating on her target, Olivia Chen, 5, threw her arrow like a javelin during a game of “pitch pot” on April 11, outside the Belmont Public Library. She and her 2-year-old sister Rylee were there enjoying activities and crafts at the Qingming…

Etiquette Classes Emphasize Empathy and Confidence

March 7, 2026
When Emily Post’s “Etiquette” was first published in 1922, it advised against hiring butlers with mustaches and included advice on proper finger bowl use, among other now outdated passages. However, the doyenne of manners also made remarkably relevant statements on human behavior…

LEGO Robotics Team Wraps First Season With Ringing Success

December 17, 2025
Christmas lights glowed across the wooden floor of First LEGO League Robotics Team Head Coach Sterling Crockett’s living room, where five members of the Cyber Guardians of Huntrix gathered recently for a post-competition ice cream party. The kids leaned toward one another,…

Holiday Squirrels Star in Belmont Team’s New Book

November 28, 2025
While angels and stars are traditional Christmas tree toppers, for Clover and Pumpkin, only a golden acorn would do. The fluffy-tailed rodent pals scamper their way through “A Squirrely Christmas,” a new children’s picture book by Belmont residents Megan K. Palmer and…

Belmont Couple Creates Their Own Road Story

November 23, 2025
When you ask people for their favorite vacation story, likely the most common answers focus on the commonplace, such as a great meal, a great museum tour, or some other lovely vignette. Ask that same question of Belmont residents Martin Kysel and…

Belmont and Transylvanian Churches Celebrate 35-Year Bond

October 26, 2025
Members of The First Church in Belmont Unitarian Universalist traveled to Romania this summer to celebrate the congregation’s 35-year partnership with its sister church in Transylvania, a relationship that began in the 1990s and has grown into decades of fellowship — meals,…

Discovering the Wonders of Nature at Habitat

September 26, 2025
Minding their own business, several baby garter snakes seemed to writhe nervously as the roof of their home was gently rolled away. Found under a log, mere steps onto a trail at Belmont’s Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, the tiny reptiles…
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Harnessing Diversity in Civic Engagement

September 21, 2025
As the fastest-growing major racial group in Massachusetts, Asian American and Pacific Islanders share their experiences getting involved in local government. When School Committee member Jung Yueh was 10 years old, his father served as a precinct captain in Taiwan. He called…
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